Protecting Me

Chapter 4

It was now a month since the party and the episode with Gabriella almost getting raped. Troy, Gabriella, AJ and Austin were all watching TV. When suddenly Gabriella jumped off the couch.

"Today's the 4th of May" she almost yelled.

"And?" all 3 of them asked in unison not understanding what she meant about the date.

"That means there's only a month to we're going to Hawaii"

That's right for about a half year all 4 of them had been planning on going to Hawaii.

AJ looked down. "Brie we don't think it would be such a good Idea if you left"

"Why not?"

"Because of what happened last month, we think it would be better if you just stayed here"

"And you 2 agree with her" she asked looking at Troy and Austin with tears in her eyes feeling hurt.

"Yes we do Bella it would be better if you stayed here, and we could just go next year. Then you would be older and it would have been a long time ago since the episode happened and you would be more relaxed about it"

"Troy?" Gabriella looked at her boyfriend, trying to get him on her side. He nodded in agreement with AJ and Austin and a tear fell down her cheek.

"I'M NOT A CHILD I CAN TAKE CARE OF MY SELF, AND IT WOULDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING IF WE WAITED 'TIL NEXT YEAR" Gabriella was crying loudly.

"Bella you still have nightmares every night about the episode, a year from now it would probably not hunt every night of yours" AJ said trying to relax her.

"AND SO WHAT IF IT DOES, SHOULD I STOP LIVING MY LIFE JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED? AND WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU ONLY MAKE YOU STRONGER" Gabriella was crying badly.

"Gabriella we're not going, we have cancelled the trip. And if mom and dad found out what happened then they wouldn't let you go either"

"Then don't tell them!" Gabriella's voice got lower. She wasn't able to scream at them because of the crying. "I'm not a baby; I don't need your protection"

"Bella we aren't going and that's it!" AJ told her.

"I can't believe your doing this, I've wanted to go for so long, and now you've just ruined everything. I've promised myself not to let the episode affect my life, but now all of you just did that"

"Gabriella we did it cause we want to protect you" Austin said.

"But I don't need you to protect me, I'm not a child! Can't you understand that?"

"Brie.." Troy said, his face was hurt from seeing Gabriella like this.

"No Troy.. You're just as bad as they are!" Gabriella stayed just as long for her to see Troy's eyes full of hurt, before she ran out slamming the door.

"You think we did the right thing?" Austin asked AJ.

"Yeah, she'll calm down again"

Troy wasn't so sure about that, he had never seen Gabriella like this. She just looked so left down she was so full of pain and sadness, he had seen it in her eyes. He could read her like an open book and he knew Gabriella just wouldn't forget about this, and he knew, he would probably be loosing his grip of her. She would be falling away from him. The love of his life, the only girl he had ever loved. She was going to slip away from him, she had already started.

I know this is really short but I didn't want to write anything else in it. 'cause I think it has a big part of the story even though this is a short chapter.

Xoxo Mette